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Clay County deputies are hunting for two men and a woman involved in shooting, beating and robbing an Orange Park businessman Sunday night.

A Sheriff’s Office report released Tuesday morning said the 43-year-old victim is recovering after being shot in the shoulder during the attack outside Tree Life 1 on Industrial Loop off Wells Road. The Times-Union is not identifying the victim because no arrests have been reported.

The report said the man was inside the business with a woman he’d met as part of an online dating service. He stepped outside about 10:15 p.m. when a gunman and another man demanded his wallet. The victim began wrestling with the gunman and tried to grab his weapon. The two men then grabbed the victim by his shirt and threw him to the ground.

The victim got up and was shot in the shoulder as he began to run. He fell and the two men began beating him in the head with their fists. They continued demanding his wallet and stole it from his right front pocket.

The men drove off in a nearby car. The woman was seen leaving the business with a black money box.

The victim drove himself to a hospital.

The Sheriff’s Office said the two attackers were black males. One was described as 6 foot, 160 to 180 pounds and was wearing a dark hat, blue doctor’s mask, dark long-sleeved shirt and jeans. The second man’s height and weight were not given, but he was wearing a maroon doctor’s mask, a dark long-sleeved shirt and jeans.

The getaway car was a silver four-door vehicle, possibly a Nissan Sentra.

Anyone with information can call the Sheriff’s Office at (904) 264-6512.

I don't know why, but I sometimes find it enjoyable to read about the stupidity of others. Too many guys forget that prostitutes are criminals who have criminal friends. -wishing the victim a speedy recovery.